Dwanne Clayton

Dwanne Clayton is a Florida-based Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strains. She works with individuals on self-esteem, motivation, confidence, grief, trauma, and a range of intimacy and family concerns. She also supports clients navigating ADHD, caregiving stress, career shifts, and compassion fatigue.

Clayton emphasizes that clients know their own stories and brings a practical, solution-oriented stance to sessions. She uses strategies that aim to uncover strengths and set clear, achievable goals. Conversations are focused on real difficulties and on small steps clients can take between meetings.

Her background includes five years of direct therapy experience. She combines client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and improve relationships. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to strengthen emotional connection where needed.

Sessions tend to focus on concrete coping tools for sleeplessness, anger, and life transitions, alongside work on commitment, attachment, and body image when relevant. Clayton often frames challenges like abandonment, blended family stress, or alternative sexual culture concerns in straightforward terms and helps clients build practical plans.

She encourages anyone who feels stuck to take a small step toward support. Starting therapy can be an act of courage, and she aims to make the process understandable and goal driven.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It often helps with anxiety, low mood, and life changes by clarifying goals and steadying action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful cycles; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions behind relationship patterns and can help with intimacy and communication concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and revisits that plan as needs change, so therapy stays relevant and useful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during a work break. They also let people use quieter surroundings, reduce time spent commuting, or avoid being on camera when that feels better. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these approaches to remote sessions so work on values, thought patterns, and emotions continues even when meeting virtually.